Descendants of Robert Ashley


Generation No. 1

1.  ROBERT1 ASHLEY died 29 Nov 1682 in West Springfield.  He married MARY Abt. 1641.  She died 19 Sep 1683 in West Springfield.

Notes for ROBERT ASHLEY:
--probably from Roxbury to Springfield;

Notes for MARY:
--Mary Eddy?
	
Children of ROBERT ASHLEY and MARY are:
2.	i.	DAVID2 ASHLEY, b. 03 Jun 1642; d. 08 Dec 1718.
	ii.	DAUGHTER ASHLEY, b. 03 Jun 1642; d. Died young.
	iii.	MARY ASHLEY, b. 06 Apr 1644; m. JOHN ROOT, 18 Oct 1664.
3.	iv.	JONATHAN ASHLEY, b. 25 Feb 1646, Springfield; d. Feb 1705, Hartford.
	v.	SARAH ASHLEY, b. 23 Aug 1648; d. Died young.
4.	vi.	JOSEPH ASHLEY, b. 06 Jul 1652; d. 18 May 1698, Wethersfield.


Generation No. 2

2.  DAVID2 ASHLEY (ROBERT1) was born 03 Jun 1642, and died 08 Dec 1718.  He married HANNAH GLOVER 24 Nov 1663 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut1, daughter of HENRY GLOVER and HELENA WAKEMAN.  She was born 1646.

Notes for DAVID ASHLEY:
--of Springfield;
	
Children of DAVID ASHLEY and HANNAH GLOVER are:
5.	i.	SAMUEL3 ASHLEY, b. 26 Oct 1664, Springfield, Massachusetts.
6.	ii.	DAVID ASHLEY, b. 10 Mar 1667.
7.	iii.	JOHN ASHLEY, b. 27 Jun 1669.
	iv.	JOSEPH ASHLEY, b. 31 Jul 1671.
8.	v.	SARAH ASHLEY, b. 19 Sep 1673.
	vi.	MARY ASHLEY, b. 14 Dec 1675, Westfield; d. Died young.
	vii.	HANNAH ASHLEY, b. 14 Dec 1675, Westfield.
9.	viii.	JONATHAN ASHLEY, b. 21 Jun 1678.
	ix.	ABIGAIL ASHLEY, b. 27 Apr 1681.
	x.	MARY ASHLEY, b. 03 Mar 1683.
	xi.	REBECCA ASHLEY, b. 30 May 1685.


3.  JONATHAN2 ASHLEY (ROBERT1) was born 25 Feb 1646 in Springfield, and died Feb 1705 in Hartford.  He married SARAH WADSWORTH 10 Nov 1669 in Springfield, daughter of WILLIAM WADSWORTH and ELIZABETH STONE.  She was born Abt. 1649 in Hartford.

Notes for SARAH WADSWORTH:
--"Jonathan, son of Robert Ashley,  married 10 Nov 1669, Sarah, daughter of William Wadsworth."
--probably baptized 17 March 1649;
	
Children of JONATHAN ASHLEY and SARAH WADSWORTH are:
	i.	JONATHAN3 ASHLEY, b. 23 Aug 1674.
	ii.	JOSEPH ASHLEY, b. Abt. 1677.
10.	iii.	SAMUEL ASHLEY, b. Abt. 1680; d. 12 Feb 1771, Hampton, Connecticut.
	iv.	SARAH ASHLEY, b. Abt. 1682.
	v.	REBECCA ASHLEY, b. Abt. 1685.


4.  JOSEPH2 ASHLEY (ROBERT1) was born 06 Jul 1652, and died 18 May 1698 in Wethersfield.  He married MARY PARSONS 15 Oct 1685, daughter of JOSEPH PARSONS and MARY BLISS.  She was born 27 Jun 1661.
	
Children of JOSEPH ASHLEY and MARY PARSONS are:
	i.	JOSEPH3 ASHLEY.
	ii.	EBENEZER ASHLEY.
	iii.	MARY ASHLEY.
	iv.	ABIGAIL ASHLEY.
	v.	BENJAMIN ASHLEY.


Generation No. 3

5.  SAMUEL3 ASHLEY (DAVID2, ROBERT1) was born 26 Oct 1664 in Springfield, Massachusetts.  He married SARAH KELLOGG 27 Apr 1686 in Hadley, daughter of JOSEPH KELLOGG and JOANNA FOOTE.  She was born 27 Aug 1666 in Hadley, and died Jan 1729 in Westfield.
	
Children of SAMUEL ASHLEY and SARAH KELLOGG are:
	i.	MARY4 ASHLEY, b. 06 Mar 1687; d. Died in Infancy.
	ii.	SAMUEL ASHLEY, b. 03 Nov 1688; m. HANNAH DEWEY.
	iii.	DANIEL ASHLEY, b. 07 Sep 1691; m. THANKFUL.
	iv.	SARAH ASHLEY, b. 11 Sep 1693; d. Died in Infancy.
	v.	MARY ASHLEY, b. 12 Mar 1694; m. SAMUEL KELLOGG, 08 Jul 1714; b. 01 Apr 1687, Hadley, Massachusetts.
11.	vi.	RACHEL ASHLEY, b. 14 Feb 1695.
	vii.	JACOB ASHLEY, b. 24 Sep 1697.
	viii.	JOANNA ASHLEY, b. 06 Feb 1699; m. (1) JOSEPH TAYLOR; m. (2) JAMES DEWEY.
	ix.	EZEKIEL ASHLEY, b. 27 Apr 1701; d. 1745; m. HANNAH GRISWOLD; b. 30 Apr 1699.
	x.	AARON ASHLEY, b. 01 Jan 1703; m. BETHIAH DEWEY.
	xi.	ABIGAIL ASHLEY, b. 23 May 1708; m. SAMUEL GOODRICH, 08 Nov 1732.
12.	xii.	JOSEPH ASHLEY, b. 11 Oct 1709, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; d. 08 Feb 1797, Sunderland, Massachusetts.


6.  DAVID3 ASHLEY (DAVID2, ROBERT1) was born 10 Mar 1667.  He married MARY DEWEY 11 Jul 1688 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts2, daughter of JOSIAH DEWEY.  
	
Child of DAVID ASHLEY and MARY DEWEY is:
13.	i.	ISRAEL4 ASHLEY, b. 14 Oct 1710, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; d. 02 Aug 1758, Stillwater, Saratoga, New York.


7.  JOHN3 ASHLEY (DAVID2, ROBERT1) was born 27 Jun 1669.  He married (1) UNKNOWN.    He married (2) MARY WHITING, daughter of JOSEPH WHITING and MARY PYNCHON.  She was born 19 Aug 1672.

Notes for JOHN ASHLEY:
--Colonel
	
Child of JOHN ASHLEY and MARY WHITING is:
14.	i.	JOHN4 ASHLEY, b. 02 Dec 1709, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; d. 01 Sep 1802, Sheffield.


8.  SARAH3 ASHLEY (DAVID2, ROBERT1) was born 19 Sep 1673.  She married THOMAS INGERSOLL 22 Jul 1692, son of JOHN INGERSOLL and ABIGAIL BASCOM.  He was born 28 Mar 1668 in Westfield, and died 14 Nov 1732.
	
Children of SARAH ASHLEY and THOMAS INGERSOLL are:
	i.	THOMAS4 INGERSOLL, b. 27 Nov 1692.
	ii.	MOSES INGERSOLL, b. 10 Feb 1695.
	iii.	MIRIAM INGERSOLL, b. 04 Jun 1697.
	iv.	DAVID INGERSOLL, b. 30 Sep 1699.


9.  JONATHAN3 ASHLEY (DAVID2, ROBERT1) was born 21 Jun 1678.  He married ABIGAIL STEBBINS.  

Notes for JONATHAN ASHLEY:
--Lieutenant













	
Child of JONATHAN ASHLEY and ABIGAIL STEBBINS is:
15.	i.	JONATHAN4 ASHLEY, b. 11 Nov 1712, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; d. 28 Aug 1780.


10.  SAMUEL3 ASHLEY (JONATHAN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1680, and died 12 Feb 1771 in Hampton, Connecticut.  He married ELIZABETH KINGSBURY 19 Aug 1717 in Lebanon, Connecticut, daughter of JOSEPH KINGSBURY and LOVE AYRES.  She was born 16 Oct 1693 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and died 21 Aug 1750 in Hampton, Connecticut.

Notes for SAMUEL ASHLEY:
--moved from Hartford to Plainfield, Connecticut to Windham, Connecticut about 1717
	
Children of SAMUEL ASHLEY and ELIZABETH KINGSBURY are:
	i.	ELIZABETH4 ASHLEY, b. 1718.

Notes for ELIZABETH ASHLEY:
--may have been born in Plainfield;

	ii.	SAMUEL ASHLEY, b. 27 Nov 1720, Hampton, Connecticut.
16.	iii.	ABNER ASHLEY, b. 10 May 1722, Hampton, Connecticut; d. 17 Feb 1801, Hampton, Connecticut.
	iv.	SUSANNA ASHLEY, b. 05 Jun 1724, Hampton, Connecticut.
	v.	JOSEPH ASHLEY, b. 01 Jun 1728, Hampton, Connecticut.
	vi.	LOVE ASHLEY, b. 19 Jul 1731, Hampton, Connecticut; d. Died young.
	vii.	JONATHAN ASHLEY, b. 04 Aug 1737; d. 13 Jun 1740.


Generation No. 4

11.  RACHEL4 ASHLEY (SAMUEL3, DAVID2, ROBERT1) was born 14 Feb 1695.  She married SAMUEL KELLOGG 03 Jun 1728, son of JOHN KELLOGG and SARAH MOODY.  He was born 01 Apr 1687 in Hadley, Massachusetts.
	
Child of RACHEL ASHLEY and SAMUEL KELLOGG is:
17.	i.	MARY5 KELLOGG, b. 1730; d. 1801.


12.  JOSEPH4 ASHLEY (SAMUEL3, DAVID2, ROBERT1)3 was born 11 Oct 1709 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died 08 Feb 1797 in Sunderland, Massachusetts.  He married ANNA DEWEY 16 Feb 1736, daughter of ADIJAH DEWEY and SARAH ROOT.  

Notes for JOSEPH ASHLEY:
--youngest of eleven? children
	
Children of JOSEPH ASHLEY and ANNA DEWEY are:
	i.	THREE SONS5 ASHLEY.
	ii.	TWO DAUGHTERS ASHLEY.


13.  ISRAEL4 ASHLEY (DAVID3, DAVID2, ROBERT1)3 was born 14 Oct 1710 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died 02 Aug 1758 in Stillwater, Saratoga, New York.  He married MARGARET MOSELEY 20 Nov 1735.  She was born Abt. 1714, and died 25 Jul 1791.
	
Children of ISRAEL ASHLEY and MARGARET MOSELEY are:
	i.	SEVEN SONS5 ASHLEY.
	ii.	FOUR DAUGHTERS ASHLEY.


14.  JOHN4 ASHLEY (JOHN3, DAVID2, ROBERT1) was born 02 Dec 1709 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died 01 Sep 1802 in Sheffield.  He married ANNETJE/HANNAH HOGEBOOM, daughter of PIETER HOGEBOOM and JANNETJE MULLER.  She was born Abt. 1712, and died 19 Jun 1790.
	
Children of JOHN ASHLEY and ANNETJE/HANNAH HOGEBOOM are:
	i.	ONE SON5 ASHLEY.
	ii.	THREE DAUGHTERS ASHLEY.
	iii.	DAUGHTER ASHLEY, m. JOSHUA PORTER.

Notes for DAUGHTER ASHLEY:
--third wife of Joshua Porter


15.  JONATHAN4 ASHLEY (JONATHAN3, DAVID2, ROBERT1) was born 11 Nov 1712 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died 28 Aug 1780.  He married DOROTHY WILLIAMS 1736.  She was born 20 Jun 1713, and died Sep 1808 in Deerfield.

Notes for JONATHAN ASHLEY:
--sixth son and ninth child.

Notes for DOROTHY WILLIAMS:
--daughter of the preacher and a half-sister of Rector Williams
	
Children of JONATHAN ASHLEY and DOROTHY WILLIAMS are:
	i.	SON5 ASHLEY.
	ii.	DAUGHTER ASHLEY, m. WILLIAM WILLIAMS.
	iii.	DAUGHTER ASHLEY, m. DAVID DICKINSON.
	iv.	DAUGHTER ASHLEY, m. MOSES C WELCH.


16.  ABNER4 ASHLEY (SAMUEL3, JONATHAN2, ROBERT1) was born 10 May 1722 in Hampton, Connecticut, and died 17 Feb 1801 in Hampton, Connecticut.  He married (1) MARY CRESSEY 05 Mar 1746 in Hampton, Connecticut, daughter of DANIEL CRESSEY and SARAH INGLESON.  She was born 11 Apr 1724 in Salem, Massachusetts, and died 17 Feb 1786 in Hampton, Connecticut.  He married (2) PATIENCE BARROWS 14 Dec 1791 in Tolland, Connecticut.  

Notes for ABNER ASHLEY:
--he married Mary Cressey who was a sister of his brothers' wives;

Notes for PATIENCE BARROWS:
--of Tolland;
	
Children of ABNER ASHLEY and MARY CRESSEY are:
18.	i.	JONATHAN5 ASHLEY, b. 02 Mar 1747, Hampton, Connecticut; d. 30 Nov 1831, Chaplin, Connecticut.
	ii.	MARY ASHLEY, b. 07 Aug 1748.
	iii.	ELIZABETH ASHLEY, b. 18 Mar 1750; d. Died young.
	iv.	RUTH ASHLEY, b. 21 Jan 1752.
	v.	ABNER ASHLEY, b. 19 Jan 1754.
	vi.	SAMUEL ASHLEY, b. 25 Jan 1756.
	vii.	DANIEL ASHLEY, b. 28 Jan 1758.
	viii.	HANNAH ASHLEY, b. 29 Dec 1760.
	ix.	LUCY ASHLEY, b. 13 Apr 1762.


Generation No. 5

17.  MARY5 KELLOGG (RACHEL4 ASHLEY, SAMUEL3, DAVID2, ROBERT1) was born 1730, and died 1801.  She married SAMUEL TERRY 1748, son of EPHRAIM TERRY and ANN COLLINS.  He was born 1725, and died 1798.
	
Children of MARY KELLOGG and SAMUEL TERRY are:
19.	i.	MARY KELLOGG6 TERRY.
20.	ii.	SAMUEL TERRY, b. 1750; d. 1838.
	iii.	SOLOMON TERRY, b. 1763; d. 1839; m. MARGARET PEASE; b. 02 Jul 1776, Somers, Connecticut; d. 1851.


18.  JONATHAN5 ASHLEY (ABNER4, SAMUEL3, JONATHAN2, ROBERT1) was born 02 Mar 1747 in Hampton, Connecticut, and died 30 Nov 1831 in Chaplin, Connecticut.  He married LYDIA HUMPHREY 13 Jun 1773 in Hampton, Connecticut.  She was born 04 May 1752 in Barrington, Rhode Island, and died 09 Mar 1838 in Chaplin, Connecticut.

Notes for LYDIA HUMPHREY:
--perhaps daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Humphrey;
	
Children of JONATHAN ASHLEY and LYDIA HUMPHREY are:
	i.	SALLY6 ASHLEY, b. 22 Feb 1775, Windham, Connecticut; d. 24 Oct 1778.
	ii.	SALLY ASHLEY, b. 11 May 1779.
	iii.	LUTHER ASHLEY, b. 14 Jun 1781, Windham, Connecticut; d. 03 Aug 1860, Scotland,  Connecticut; m. (1) ELIZA HUMPHREY, 21 Sep 1809, Barrington, Rhode Island; b. 12 Mar 1786, Barrington, Rhode Island; d. 20 Dec 1828, Chaplin, Connecticut; m. (2) SARAH SMITH, 06 May 1829, Hampton, Connecticut; b. 02 Jan 1790, Hampton, Connecticut; d. 10 Feb 1849, Chaplin, Connecticut; m. (3) LUCY SPENCER, 06 Dec 1849, New York, New York; b. 08 Oct 1786, Hampton, Connecticut; d. 29 Aug 1870, West Randolph, Vermont.

Notes for LUTHER ASHLEY:
--his third wife, Lucy Spencer, was his cousin also;

	iv.	JAMES ASHLEY, b. 13 Aug 1783.
	v.	POLLY ASHLEY, b. 10 Jan 1786; d. Died young.
	vi.	ROXANNA ASHLEY, b. 11 Apr 1788.
	vii.	LYDIA ASHLEY, b. 18 Jun 1790.
	viii.	JONATHAN HUMPHREY ASHLEY, b. 15 Feb 1795.


Generation No. 6

19.  MARY KELLOGG6 TERRY (MARY5 KELLOGG, RACHEL4 ASHLEY, SAMUEL3, DAVID2, ROBERT1)  She married DAVID SHAW, son of JOHN SHAW and MARIUM HARPER.  
	
Child of MARY TERRY and DAVID SHAW is:
21.	i.	MARY7 SHAW, b. 1775; d. 1866.


20.  SAMUEL6 TERRY (MARY5 KELLOGG, RACHEL4 ASHLEY, SAMUEL3, DAVID2, ROBERT1) was born 1750, and died 1838.  He married HULDA BURNHAM 1771, daughter of SILAS BURNHAM and HANNAH MORTON.  She was born 1752, and died 1809.
	
Child of SAMUEL TERRY and HULDA BURNHAM is:
22.	i.	ELI7 TERRY, b. 13 Apr 1772, South Windsor, Connecticut; d. 24 Feb 1852, Terryville, Plymouth, Connecticut.


Generation No. 7

21.  MARY7 SHAW (MARY KELLOGG6 TERRY, MARY5 KELLOGG, RACHEL4 ASHLEY, SAMUEL3, DAVID2, ROBERT1) was born 1775, and died 1866.  She married MOSES OSBORN 1794, son of DANIEL OSBORN and HANNAH/HARRIET ELY.  He was born 1772, and died 1843.
	
Child of MARY SHAW and MOSES OSBORN is:
	i.	HANNAH ELY8 OSBORN, b. 1804; m. ELDAD BARBER; b. 1801; d. 1871.


22.  ELI7 TERRY (SAMUEL6, MARY5 KELLOGG, RACHEL4 ASHLEY, SAMUEL3, DAVID2, ROBERT1) was born 13 Apr 1772 in South Windsor, Connecticut, and died 24 Feb 1852 in Terryville, Plymouth, Connecticut.  He married (1) EUNICE WARNER 1795, daughter of JAMES WARNER and EUNICE DUTTON.  She was born 1773, and died 1839.  He married (2) HARRIET Nov 1840.  

Notes for ELI TERRY:
--moved to the northern part of Waterbury, now Northbury, in 1793; learned the business of clock and watch making; originated the shelf clock and did various work in metals;
	
Children of ELI TERRY and EUNICE WARNER are:
	i.	HENRY8 TERRY.
	ii.	JAMES TERRY.
	iii.	SILAS BURNHAM TERRY.
	iv.	SARAH WARNER TERRY.
	v.	HULDAH TERRY.
	vi.	GEORGE TERRY.
	vii.	LUCINDA TERRY.
	viii.	ANNA TERRY, b. 22 Dec 1796.
	ix.	ELI TERRY, b. 25 Jun 1799.

	
Children of ELI TERRY and HARRIET are:
	x.	STEPHEN8 TERRY, b. 1841.
	xi.	EDWIN TERRY, b. 1843.



Endnotes

1.  William Montgomery Clemens, American Marriage Records Before 1699,  (Pompton Lakes, New Jersey 1926), --Ashley, David and Hannah Glover, 24 November 1663, New Haven, Conn.
2.  William Montgomery Clemens, American Marriage Records Before 1699,  (Pompton Lakes, New Jersey 1926), --Ashley, David and Mary Dewey, 11 July 1688, Westfield, Mass.
3.  Dexter, Franklin Bowditch, Biographical sketches of the graduates of Yale College:--New York: H. Holt and Co., 1885-1912, 4752 pgs.